Code converter



Feb. 22, 1966 Filed Feb. 12, 1962 R. J. MALONE ETAL CODE CONVERTER is. FIG.

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INVENTORS RICHARD J. MALONE WILLIAM J. OSTERMAN BEN A. HARRIS ATTORNEY Feb. 22, 1966 R. J. MALONE ETAL 3,237,187

CODE CONVERTER 55 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Feb. 12, 1962 mowumjum Gown-m M W Z w m w m mw w m Um TNu PM l ma wa g Kn M- mmz m w W W m m 4 5 P mm T N m H K KW RI fi gm m WW I l l l l l I D mm w P mi F g m m T I H E M H E |O| u P w P w m h m m F W E n w A m 9 9H. m m n W n W mm m m W T m A C D E F H I u K P Q Du S T Y Feb. 22, 1966 R. J. MALONE ETAL 3,237,187

CODE CONVERTER 55 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed Feb. 12, 1962 ll|ll|lillllllj|llllllill wN Em fir N E 5 E 3% E I H mum E N comm zMEo W WQ mm i mm 5 E mm EEOE \N mm mum wN KN mxm N LA V cONN zmuo w 0mm 00w wmo a ovmm mwo a mun EL-m 93E 65 mm R. J. MALONE ETAL 3,237,187

CODE CONVERTER 55 Sheets-Sheet 9 Feb. 22, 1966 Filed Feb. 12, 1962 mmh NNF v vmh vmk m N mi 8 mom hmow Feb. 22, 1966 R. J. MALONE ETAL 3,237,137

CODE CONVERTER 55 Sheets-Sheet 10 Filed Feb. 12, 1962 Feb. 22, 1966 R. .1. MALONE ETAL 3,237,187

CODE CONVERTER Filed Feb. 12, 1962 55 Sheets-Sheet 11 i !El NOISHBANOD :l m lllllll m. N. m vom mm r-l n Feb. 22, 1966 R. J. MALONE ETAL 3,237,187

CODE CONVERTER Filed Feb. 12, 1962 55 ShBQILS-ShGGt 14 l5 I6 I? l9 l8 2! 2o 22 I I I I I I Feb. 22, 1966 R, J, MALONE E 3,237,187

CODE CONVERTER Filed Feb. 12, 1962 I55 Sheets-Sheet 15 Feb. 22, 1966 R. J. MALONE ETAL 3,237,187

CODE CONVERTER Filed Feb. 12, 1962 35 ShBGbS-ShGBt 16 Feb. 22, 1966 J MALONE ETAL 3,237,187

CODE CONVERTER Filed Feb. 12, 1962 35 Sheets-Sheet 17 CIO Feb. 22, 1966 R. J. MALONE ETAL 3,237,187

CODE CONVERTER Filed Feb. 12, 1962 55 Sheets-Sheet 18 (I2) up) (2 (I33) 1966 R. J. MALQNE ETAL 3,237,187

CODE CONVERTER Filed Feb. 12, 1962 55 Sheets-Sheet 19 Feb. 22, 1966 R. J. MALONE ETAL 3,237,187

CODE CONVERTER Filed Feb. 12, 1962 35 Sheets-Sheet 20 

1. A CODE CONVERTER COMPRISING, MEANS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SUCCESSIVE MULTI-BIT CODE GROUPS OF PERMUTATIONAL CODE FORM WHICH BY NUMBER AND POSITIONAL ORDER OF CODE BITS WITHIN EACH SUCH GROUP REPRESENT AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM OF CODED INFORMATION, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE NUMBER AND CODE-BIT ORDER POSITIONING OF THE CODE BITS APPEARING IN EACH OF TWO PRESELECTED CODE-BIT SUB-GROUPS WITHIN EACH RECEIVED CODE-BIT GROUP FOR PROVIDING A BINARY-TODECIMAL EVALUATION OF EACH SAID SUB-GROUP, AND MEANS FOR UTILIZING SAID EVALUATIONS TO CONVERT THE INITIAL CODES WITH WHICH SAID RECEIVED ITEMS OF INFORMATION ARE REPRESENTED TO NEW PERMUTATIONAL CODES DIFFERING FROM SAID INITIAL CODES. 